Sash guide



April 15, 1930. -w. E. KELLER 15754517 SASH GUIDE Filed Jan. 31. 1929 A Z5 Waff gy u )g/f' rPatented Apr. 1s, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT or-FICE WALTER E. KELLER, OF ELKI-IART, INDIANA, .ASSIGNOR TO THE ADLAKE COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS i SASH GUIDE Application :filed January 31, 1929.

This invention has to do with sliding window sash, and is concerned particularly with the guides employed in conjunction with the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel sash guide which permits easy application or removal of the sash, is weathertight, durable, light and inconspicuous, will not allow the sash to rattle, and is inexpensive to manufacture.

fOther objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon a full understanding of the construction, arrangement and operation of the im roved sash guide. i

everal diierent forms of the invention are presented herein for thepurpose of exempliication, but it will of course be appreciated that the invention is susceptible of embodiment in other structurallyT modified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims. f

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary face view of a sash mounted in a guide constructed in accordance with the invention;

i Fig. 2 is a horizontal detailed section through the sash and guide, taken on the line 2-2ofFig.1;

Fig. 3 is a similar section, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; y

Fig. 4 is a horizontal detailed section corresponding generally to Fig. 2, showing a modification wherein the guide is double and is formed as a part of the jamb; Y

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary face View corresponding generally to Fig. 1, showing a modification in the means for anchoring the sashretaining strip; l i

Fig. 6 is a horizontal detailed section, taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5; and' Fig. 7 is a view corresponding generally to Fig. 2, showing a modification in the sashretaining strip. i

The sash guide shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 will lirst be described. As will be observed in those views, the guide consists primarily of a strip 10 which is more or less permanently secured to the jamb 11 and a strip 12 which is detachably secured to the strip 10.

Serial No. 336,628.

The fixed strip 10 is characterized by a forwardly extending flange 13 against which one face of the stile of the sash la bears, a web 15 in slightly spaced relation to which the edge of the stile of the sash is positioned, and a face 16 against which the detachable strip 12 is secured. The detachable strip l2, which is hereinafter referred to as the sashretaining strip, is provided with a portion 17 which projects beyond the web 15 in spaced parallel relation to the flange 18 of the xed strip and bears against the other face of the stile of the sash. The stile of the sash is free to slide up and down between the flange 13 of the fixed strip andthe portion 17 of the sash-retaining strip, and the portion 17 pressesresiliently against the stile whereby to effect therewith a weather-proof closure.

The sash-retaining strip is secured to the face 16 of the fixed strip by means of a number of headed studs 18 which are secured in and project from the sash-retaining strip toward the fixed strip in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the sash and button through keyhole slots 19 which are formed in the face 16 of the xed strip. The keyhole slots are elongated in a direction lengthwise of the fixed strip, and, in order to remove the sash-retainingstrip from the fixed strip, it is merely necessary to shift the sash-retaining strip upwardly until the studs carried therebycome into register with the enlarged portions lof the keyhole slots7 whereupon the sash-retaining strip may be withdrawn from the ixed strip in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the sash. In order to obtain a hold on the sash-retaining strip in moving it longitudinally of the fixed strip, `a small aperture 2O is formed 'at one point in the sash- Vretain-ing strip, which aperture is of such size and shape as to receive the end of a screw driver or other implement.

After the sash-retaining strip has been applied to the iixed strip and shifted downwardly into the interlocked position shown in Fig. 1, the sash-retaining strip is held against further movement by means of a screw 21 (see Fig. 3) which extends through aligned apertures in the sash-retaining strip and the face 16V of the fixed strip and screws into an angle clip 22 secured within the fixed strip.

The headed studs obviously could be carried by either the fixed strip or the sash-retaining strip, and could be in the form of screws instead of permanent projections.

The guide shownv in Fig. 4 differs from that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 only in that it is designed to accommodate two sashes in- 'stead of one. The sash-retaining strip 23 is the Same, and is duplicated at both sides of the fixed strip 24, and the fixed strip may be of such size and shape as to constitute, in appearance and effect, a j amb.

The guide shown in Figs. 5 .and 6 diers from that shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3 only in the particular means employed for holding the sash-retaining strip against longitudinal movement after the same has been shifted longitudinally into buttoned association with the fixed strip. Instead of employing the screw 21 as the anchoring means, a tongue 25 is formed on the sash-retaining strip, which tongue projects through a longitudinally elongated slot 26 in the opposed portion ofthe fixed strip and is provided adjacent its inner end with a threaded aperture 27 into which a positioning screw 28 in the web 29 of the fixed strip screws. The engagement of the screw 28 with the tongue 25 effectively prevents the sash-retaining strip from being shifted longitudinally into a position wherein it is no longer in interlocked engagement with the fixed strip. This modified arrangement of the anchoring screw renders the releasable anchoring means accessible only from within the groove formed in the guide for the sash.

The guide shown in Fig. 7 differs from that shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 in that an easily flexed spring strip 30 is carried by the sashretaining strip 31. One edge of the spring strip is clamped within a fold 32 formed in the outer edge of the sash-retaining strip, and the free edge of the spring strip is positioned in spaced relation to the sash-retaining strip. When the sash-retaining strip is app lied to the fixed strip, with the sash in position in the guide, the free edge of the spring strip engages with the opposed face of the stile of the sash and yields resiliently into the full line position shown in Fig. 7, resulting in an excellent weatlier-tight closure between both sides of the guide and the sash.

I claim:

1. In a sash guide, a fixed member, a removable member, projections carried by one of said members, heads on the projections for interlocking coaction with keyhole slots formed in the other of said members, and releasable means for maintaining said members in interlocking engagement.

2. In a sash guide, a fixed strip, a removable strip, headed studs carried by one of said stri s, keyhole slots formed in the other yof sai strips longitudinally of the same for interlocking engagement with the heads of said studs, and releasable means for maintaining said interlocking engagement.

3. In a sash guide, a fixed strip, a removable strip, headed members projecting from one side of the removable strip in a direction perpendicular to the plane of a sash in the guide, keyhole slots formed in the fixed stripfor interlocking engagement with the heads of said members, and releasable means for maintaining said strips in interlocking engagement.

ff. In a sash guide, a fixed strip, a removable strip, p'roject-ions carried by one of said strips, heads on the projections for interlocking coaction with keyhole slots formed in the other of said strips, and a single screw extending through lapped portions of said strips for preventing longitudinal movement therebetween whereby to maintain said strips in interlocked engagement.

5. In a sash guide, two strips in interlocked association with each other, one of which strips is detachable from the other to permit application or removal of a sash upon being moved first longitudinally of the other and then in a direction perpendicular to the plane of a sash in the guide.

6. In a sash guide, a fixed strip provided at one side thereof with means for abutment with one side of the sash and provided at the other side with a portion to which a sash-retaining strip is adapted to be detachably secured, and a removable sash-retaining strip, said portion of the fixed strip to which the sash-retaining strip is adapted to be attached being disposed generally parallel to the plane of the sash and being provided with openings, and said sash-retaining strip being provided with projections having heads for interlocking coaction with said openings.

7. In a sash guide, a fixed strip provided at one side thereof with means for abutment with one side of the sash and provided at the other side with a portion to which a sashretaining strip is adapted to be detachably secured, and a removable sash-retaining strip, said portion of the fixed strip to which the sash-retaining strip is adapted to be attached being disposed generally parallel to the plane of the sash and being provided with longitudinally extending eyhole slots, and 'said sash-retaining lstrip being provided with headed studs for interlocking coaction with said keyhole slots.

8. In a sash guide, a fixed strip provided at one side thereof with means for abutment with one side of the sash and provided at the other side with a portion to which a sashretaining strip is adapted to be detachably secured, a removable sash-retaining strip, said portion of the fixed strip to which the sashretaining strip is adapted to be attached being disposed generally parallel to the plane of the sash and being provided with longitudinally extending keyhole slots, and seid y i sash-retaining strip being provided with headed studs for interlocking ooaeton with said keyhole slots, and releasable means engageable with both strips for preventing the sash-retaining strip from being shifted longitudnally into a position out of interlocked engagement with the fixed strip.

` In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

WALTER E. KELLER. 

